BHUBANESWAR: Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) on Monday extended support to displaced villagers of the TISCO project in
Gopalpur area of Ganjam district who are continuing dharna in front of the
State Assembly here from March 18.
Members of the party at a Press
meet at the dharna place here declared their political support to the genuine
demands of the displaced people. AAP will fight for the rights of the displaced
people, they announced.
“The displaced people have been
taken for a ride by the company, the Government and various political parties,”
said party’s State convener Nishikant Mohapatra, adding, “This is a perfect
case of crony capitalism, where valuable land resources been handed over to
corporate house that has clearly failed to give the benefit to the State or the
displaced population that was expected and promised.”
Members of the Tata Bistapita
Manch, a platform of displaced villagers of TISCO project, said the company was
given over 3500 acres of prime land in Gopalpur for their proposed steel plant
project almost 18 years ago. Although a resettlement colony has been set up by
Tata group, many of the displaced families have a long list of complaints which
remains un-addressed, they added.
Leader of the Manch P Tulasaya Reddy
said the Tata Company failed to fulfill its commitment given in the time of
land acquisition. Even the State Government also did pay heed to their demands,
he added.
“We will continue our hunger
strike at the lower PMG till our demands are fulfilled,” said Reddy.
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